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RAILWAY TICKET - EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY BETWEEN RIVERVALE AND ARMADALE 1960

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1960 - 1960

Overview

Green cardboard ticket inside a leather rectangle wallet. Clear plastic window in front of wallet to allow ticket to be visible. Black text printed on ticket. A Red E stamped in middle of ticket over printed text. Blue and pink text stamped in bottom half of the ticket.
On top end of the wallet is a small leather belt fastened into a loop by a metal buckle.
Printed and stamped text [Western Australian / Government Railways / Quarterly Ticket / EMPLOYEE / Available between / RIVERVALE / and / ARMADALE / Expiring / 31 DEC 1960]

Historical information

This railway ticket was used by an employee on the Railway to travel between Rivervale and Armadale in 1960. This ticket was found under the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station when the signal box was moved in 1990. The ticket was issued by the Western Australian Government Railways (W.A.G.R). The Signal Box was moved This item was found when the signal box at the Armadale Railway Station was moved to its current location at the Armadale Visitor Centre on Jull Street.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2009.35

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

1 mm

Height or length

30 mm

Depth

31 mm

Inscriptions and markings

[Western Australian / Government Railways]

Keywords

RAILWAY TRANSPORT

Rivervale

Armadale Railway Station Signal Box

Armadale Railway Station

ARMADALE

Western Australian Government Railways W.A.G.R.

Year

1960 - 1960

Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection of that is associated with the history of rail within the City of Armadale. The arrival of the railway to the City of Armadale in 1889 saw the district change from one that was isolated from Perth due to distance (approx 30km from Perth) and a poorly maintained road. to one that had quick access via the train line. The train line meant not only the rapid transport of people but also of mail, news, ice and goods into and out of the district.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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